Russian Navy officer reportedly killed in bomb blast in occupied Sevastopol
A local resident died in an explosion in occupied Sevastopol, according to Mash and Baza, Telegram channels close to Russian security services.
In the early hours of August 13, an explosion rocked occupied Sevastopol, resulting in the death of a Russian Navy officer, according to Telegram channels affiliated with Russian security services. The blast took place in a park adjacent to a residential district on Stoletovsky Avenue, killing a man who was reportedly walking with a friend.
Preliminary reports suggest the device was concealed in a trash bin near a bench. While the Telegram channel VChK-OGPU identified the victim as Robert Shageev, a Russian Navy officer, this claim has not been independently verified. A separate Telegram channel reported a captain 1st rank was killed, but did not disclose the name.
Shageev had previously led the Ukrainian submarine Zaporizhzhia prior to defecting to Russia in 2014, following Moscow's annexation of Crimea. Ukrainian authorities have initiated a criminal investigation against him on charges of treason. Meduza, a news outlet, assures readers that this article was penned by a human journalist and translated from Russian using an AI model adhering to their editorial guidelines.
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